Luna and the brain tuna

Leo's got something important to discuss with his 8-year-old daughter - he's got a brain tumour. But when Luna hears 'brain tuna' her big imagination takes them both on an fantastical detour. Leo must embrace Luna's fantastical worlds and use them, if not to make her understand entirely, at least to find strength in the face of his diagnosis.

This short film also serves as a proof of concept for a larger feature film “Luna”, and was supported by Screen NSW’s Short to Feature Fast-Track Initiative.

Starring Ewen Leslie, Harriet Gibara, Heather Mitchell, Leah Purcell and Toby Blome.
With Emma Harvie, Charli Lucas, Joshua Morel and Mason Phoumirath.

Co-Writer/Director Aaron Lucas
Co-Writer Mark Rogers
Producers Hugo Koehne, Henry Koehne, Jayden Rathsam Hua
Executive Producers Richard Harris, Timothy White
Casting Director Lucy McLaughlin

DOP Lucca Barone-Peters
1st Assistant Camera Trudi Gultom
2nd Assistant Camera Irisha Adnyana
2nd Assistant Camera Hiruni Dharmasena
Gaffer Deniz Celik, Mirco Guidon
Head Rigger Malcolm Hill
Rigger Martin Falwasser
Best Person Kaan Cansiz, Nova Nguyen
DMX Tech Nate Haslem
Lighting Assistants Markus Sternecker, Nick Severino
Key Grip Damian Heckendorf
Steady Cam-Op Aaron Bull
Sound Recordist Dylan Mitchell Frost

Costume Designer Gen Graham
Costume Standby Siobhan McMullen
Puppet Design Indi Redding
Hair and Make Up Designer Helen Tuck
Hair and Make Up Assistants Abbey Hardwick, Elvi Aaltonen

1st Assistant Director Michael "Mick" Gosden
2nd Assistant Director Keelan Betts
Production Runners Mikaela Cherote, Joel Gosden
Script Supervisor Eloise Walker
Acting Coach Chelzea Zeller

Production Designers Ara Nuri Steel, Courtney Westbrook
Art Assistants Rhory Mackellar, Zoe Fraser, Ravyna Jassani, Spark Sanders Robinson, Jane Chen, Daniel Mackenzie, Jacqueline Chapman, Miki Weingarten, Samuel Herriman, Joyce Tang, Elena Hale

Editor Grace O’Connell
Composer James Mountain
Sound Designer Tarek Soltani
Colourist Ben Packer
VFX Jimmy Buckle
Storyboard Artist Dan O’Donnell-Smith